Caleb Horan
FounderFounder at Salem Robotics Inc
Austin, Texas, United States
FoundedSalem Robotics Inc · YC
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About
Caleb Horan is co-founder and CEO of Salem Robotics. He completed graduate studies at UT Austin, where his research focused on task planning for autonomous systems, and previously worked deploying multi-robot systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Plutonium Division.
Founder at Salem Robotics IncYC S26
Intro paths
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Caleb went through Y Combinator (Summer 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- Salem Robotics (YC S26)CEO | Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentAustin, TX
- The University of Texas at AustinRobotics Research Fellowship2022 — 2025Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Los Alamos National LaboratoryGraduate Researcher2022 — 2025Los Alamos, NM
- Los Alamos National LaboratoryEngineer Intern2019 — 2022Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
- Los Alamos National LaboratoryEngineering Intern2017 — 2019Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
Skills & more
CommunicationOral CommunicationC++ (Programming Language)C++Prototyping3D Computer Aided Design (3D CAD)MATLABPython (Programming Language)Start-up VenturesProductizationComputer VisionBehavior Trees
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OVODsROS2VLMsLarge Language Models (LLM)Robot Operating System (ROS)Task planningAlgorithmsSkill DevelopmentMotion PlanningSensorsComputer-Aided Design (CAD)Rapid PrototypingFrom Caleb's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Caleb Horan?
- Caleb Horan is co-founder and CEO of Salem Robotics. He completed graduate studies at UT Austin, where his research focused on task planning for autonomous systems, and previously worked deploying multi-robot systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Plutonium Division.
- Where does Caleb Horan work?
- Caleb Horan is Founder of Salem Robotics Inc.
- What companies did Caleb Horan found?
- Caleb Horan founded Salem Robotics Inc.
- Where did Caleb Horan go to school?
- Caleb Horan studied at The University of Texas at Austin (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)); The University of Texas at Austin (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering (Robotics Designation)); Colorado State University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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